Conte Alessandro Volta
— Noun
– English
~ Italian physicist after whom the volt is named; studied electric currents and invented the voltaic pile (1745-1827)
Carl von Linne
— Noun
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~ Swedish botanist who proposed the modern system of biological nomenclature (1707-1778)
casting vote
— Noun
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~ the deciding vote cast by the presiding officer to resolve a tie
cumulative vote
— Noun
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~ an election in which each person has as many votes as there are positions to be filled and they can all be cast for one candidate or can be distributed in any manner
crossover voter
— Noun
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~ a voter who is registered as a member of one political party but who votes in the primary of another party
Clinopodium vulgare
— Noun
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~ aromatic herb having heads of small pink or whitish flowers; widely distributed in United States, Europe and Asia
Cirsium vulgare
— Noun
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~ European thistle with rather large heads and prickly leaves; extensively naturalized as a weed in the United States
Carassius vulgaris
— Noun
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~ European carp closely resembling wild goldfish
Carlina vulgaris
— Noun
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~ Eurasian thistle growing in sand dunes and dry chalky soils
Calluna vulgaris
— Noun
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~ common Old World heath represented by many varieties; low evergreen grown widely in the northern hemisphere